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March 2020 will forever be known as the month when everything changed. Coronavirus had revealed itself as a devastating foe that tore through the UK like a monsoon, devastating businesses and tearing thousands of our loved ones away from us...

The world we are all slowly returning to is not the same as the one we left. Since March, the COVID-19 pandemic has shaped everything from the way we work and communicate with one another to the way we look...

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, online training was increasingly in popularity with 77% of US companies using online training programmes in 2017. Closer to home, meanwhile, Sadiq Khan recently pledged £9 million to the online training sector as a means...

With COVID-19 lockdown in place since the end of March, Costco vendors have not only been unable to run their usual in-store demos but have had the vast majority of their marketing and business activities disrupted. It’s been a tough...

Every year, we host the WDS Annual Achievement Awards: an occasion that celebrates our incredible teams in both the UK and Iceland. Sadly, as a result of COVID-19, this year’s awards – which would have been our sixth annual awards...

Our brilliant staff have stepped up to help Costco to the best of their ability during this challenging crisis, as online orders soar while in-store demos are unfortunately rendered impossible. We can genuinely say our brand ambassadors love their work....

At WDS, the core focus of our business is on in-store product demonstrations, working with Costco since the early 1990s when they opened their very first UK warehouse. But with the onslaught of COVID-19 and subsequent UK lockdown, this work...

The social distancing measures introduced to combat the spread of Covid-19 have rendered in-store demos impossible. These demos are usually carried out by our brilliant brand ambassadors, who have stepped up to support Costco during this crisis alongside other members...

The coronavirus outbreak has had a major impact for brands relying on product demos to boost product sales. Indeed, product demonstrations have been called off for now due to the pandemic, leaving brands of all shapes and sizes without a...

Shops, cafés and restaurants across the UK – and the world – have shut their doors in order to combat the spread of coronavirus. However, this does not mean that we should worry about the virus spreading via food.   Covid-19...

In his statement on coronavirus on March 19th, Boris Johnson proclaimed, “I say to business, stand by your employees, stand by your workers because we will stand by you”. It’s an important message to share. The COVID-19 outbreak – and...

Fizz Training Academy was launched in 2018 to deliver in-house food safety, health & safety, and risk assessment training for its sister company, Fizz Experience. The academy doors were opened to external clients in January 2019 when it became clear...